RAPID CITY, S.D. – The top prosecutor in Pennington County says he won’t prosecute cases involving hemp and CBD oil, contradicting a decision by the South Dakota attorney general. State Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg recently sent a release that said industrial hemp and all forms of CBD oil remain illegal in South Dakota. Pennington County State’s Attorney Mark Vargo tells…
BURKE, S.D. – A South Dakota man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his former girlfriend. Forty-eight-year-old Chance Harruff of Hamill was sentenced Wednesday at the Gregory County Courthouse. South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg and Gregory County State’s Attorney Amy Bartling announced his sentence. A jury in November convicted Harruff of second-degree murder for…
SOUTH DAKOTA – A Yankton attorney campaigning to be the state’s next Attorney General says he’s the candidate for law enforcement. Jason Ravnsborg announced today that 40 of the county Sheriffs in South Dakota have endorsed him so far. The Republican candidate has said cracking down on drug crimes will be a top priority. Current Attorney General Marty Jackley vacates…
Jason Ravnsborg The first candidate for South Dakota Attorney General steps forward. Yankton attorney Jason Ravnsborg said Tuesday night that he plans to run for the position that will be vacated by Marty Jackley. Ravnsborg made the announcement at the Hughes County Lincoln Day Dinner in Pierre. He joked that it was “the worst kept secret in South Dakota.” Ravnsborg…
